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Pole barn framing

From what I've read, which is not much, the splice is supposedly at a point of lower, but certainly not zero, moment.
 
We tested nail-laminated columns at Virginia Tech. If you are interested, I will e-mail some publications.

Wirt, D. L., F. E. Woeste, T. E. McLain, and G. E. Richardson. 1991. Nail-laminated wall columns using differential lumber grades. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 7(1): 113-116.

Woeste, F. E., T. E. McLain, and T. D. Mischen. 1988. A comparison of five laminated wall column designs. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 4(1): 72-75.

Frank Woeste

Professor Emeritus

Virginia Tech

fwoeste@vt.edu
 
 
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